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IPmyPants · 46-50, M
People fearing that all electronics would fail, and the electric would shut off on 12/31/1999 at 11:59 pm because some thought the clock would think it was 1900 instead of 2000. People bought electric generators that never got used. Stocked up on supplies like toilet paper. 1/1/2000 12:00 am came with no disruption of power due to clock failure.
HumanEarth · F
Setting points on a distributor with a match book
Shopping without internet and always in person
You could buy stuff on C.O.D. and have it mailed to you. (Cash On Delivery)
You could highly modify your engines, transmission and drivetrains without breaking the law
You could buy television sets in black and white, color television were more expensive, and you only had one television in your home if your rich enough.
AM radio was king, everyone had a potable AM transior radio
Television networks went off the air after the 10 o'clock news
Most cars had a manual transmission
Shopping without internet and always in person
You could buy stuff on C.O.D. and have it mailed to you. (Cash On Delivery)
You could highly modify your engines, transmission and drivetrains without breaking the law
You could buy television sets in black and white, color television were more expensive, and you only had one television in your home if your rich enough.
AM radio was king, everyone had a potable AM transior radio
Television networks went off the air after the 10 o'clock news
Most cars had a manual transmission
HumanEarth · F
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Pomegranates · M
buriedalive · 51-55, M
TurtlePink · F
@buriedalive I was born in the 2000s but I remember as a kid we had to call the movie theaters to see what the times were lol
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bijouxbroussard · F
@greensnacks I think that was probably specific to where one lived.
Before we moved to the suburbs, there was a man who used to come into our little neighborhood and look for children.
Two of my schoolmates were hurt (molested) by him and my parents wouldn’t allow me to walk to school. The neighbors reported it to the police, but the man was well-dressed, etc… and nothing was done.
Some of the men in the neighborhood, fathers, older brothers, decided to go looking for the man and enough people had seen him that he was easy to find. They beat him, not fatally, but he stayed away after that.
This was in the 60s.
Before we moved to the suburbs, there was a man who used to come into our little neighborhood and look for children.
Two of my schoolmates were hurt (molested) by him and my parents wouldn’t allow me to walk to school. The neighbors reported it to the police, but the man was well-dressed, etc… and nothing was done.
Some of the men in the neighborhood, fathers, older brothers, decided to go looking for the man and enough people had seen him that he was easy to find. They beat him, not fatally, but he stayed away after that.
This was in the 60s.
greensnacks · F
@bijouxbroussard what in the ...I'm glad the community got together and thaught him a lesson. It's a light lesson if you ask me.
bijouxbroussard · F
@greensnacks It was. He was lucky to be alive. I remember then the police were coming around, asking questions about "an assault on a citizen". It was the neighborhood’s turn to be unconcerned.
alongalone · M
Adroneandastrain · 46-50, M
greensnacks · F
@InterdimensionalSideEye they always had a general idea
@greensnacks yeah somewhere between Margaret and Danny’s house.
Nimbus · M
People voting liberal.
Nevertooold · 56-60, M
myotherlife · 61-69, M
Picklebobble2 · 61-69, M
Wallpaper
Artex
Styrofoam on walls and floors
Linoleum
Lava lamps
Coin operated meters for gas; electric; phone etc
Christmas clubs (weekly savings for Christmas gifts and food. Often paid to one guy who would call at your house each week)
Calamine lotion. A 'cure' for any exterior skin problem.
Artex
Styrofoam on walls and floors
Linoleum
Lava lamps
Coin operated meters for gas; electric; phone etc
Christmas clubs (weekly savings for Christmas gifts and food. Often paid to one guy who would call at your house each week)
Calamine lotion. A 'cure' for any exterior skin problem.
LordShadowfire · 51-55, M
@Picklebobble2 Wait, wallpaper isn't a thing anymore?
Picklebobble2 · 61-69, M
@LordShadowfire Not for many.
In fact I'm not even sure where you could buy it these days
In fact I'm not even sure where you could buy it these days
dragonfly46 · F
Calling a specific number to give me the time.
Going shopping for our house phone to rent, at the phone company.
Carrying a dime in my shoe in case I needed to use a pay phone for an emergency call.
When MTV first came out only on cable, they played the same videos for 24 hours a day. No commercials.
8 track tapes.
Going shopping for our house phone to rent, at the phone company.
Carrying a dime in my shoe in case I needed to use a pay phone for an emergency call.
When MTV first came out only on cable, they played the same videos for 24 hours a day. No commercials.
8 track tapes.
TexasOutlawTrey · M
@TexasOutlawTrey Myspace had me in a chokehold 😩
TexasOutlawTrey · M
@DancingStarGoddess right
therighttothink50 · 61-69, M
attyhenrytuason · 61-69, M
bijouxbroussard · F
@attyhenrytuason They’re actually being phased out in many areas. We received notices recently. One can keep it for a higher cost, of course.
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
bijouxbroussard · F
@samueltyler2 Scary, but true. A horrific example of the saying about the people who forget history.
fairgame123 · C
@novaguy2u A house with no AC
TurtlePink · F
I have a question for people who were born before the Internet how did y’all sign up for college classes?
greensnacks · F
@TurtlePink you'd go and find the class tell the teacher or the assistant and put your name on a paper
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LordShadowfire · 51-55, M
@Allelse I love the fact that all of us just did it without question, too. Like, we knew we were the remote control, and just accepted that as our job.
AthrillatheHunt · 56-60, M
Phone booths, Mr. Yuck stickers lol(idk if they still exist) and the D.A.R.E program, Saturday morning cartoons, Hills Department Store, Cabbage Patch Dolls, The ability to really just go and play outside all day without needing a phone or electronic device or any kind. Little Miss Dolls, etc
OverTheHill · 61-69, M
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
greensnacks · F
@DeWayfarer our businesses are closed on Sunday today here
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
@greensnacks you have no idea how many different types jobs that I had to work Sundays since 1990. Even summer schools don't close really on Sundays.
Prettybratbi1tch · 26-30, F
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bijouxbroussard · F
@BiasForAction Oh, yes ! I received my own phone and number for my 16th birthday. It was a big deal back then. 😊
BiasForAction · M
@bijouxbroussard rich girl !
Mellomarsha · 61-69, F
Thevy29 · 41-45, M
SethGreene531 · M
Record stores for album releases
Checking movie times & listings in a newspaper
Phone booths
Rabbit ears on a 17'' B&W TV with limited channels
TV Guide in print
TV station sign offs, followed by test card and tone
Air travel was dignified
Public smoking & Non-smoking sections
Catalog ordering. Delivery times measured in weeks.
Rotary dialing
We were all latch-key kids. Knew phone numbers by heart, could do math in our head, and were street-smart.
Common sense was common; consequence was sharp and swift.
Microfiche & Card Catalogs
A working knowledge of the Dewey Decimal System
Borrowing physical copies for book reports/projects
Big cars, bench seats, and lap belts. With an ashtray and lighter in each
Job/college application or any research required legwork, and a lot of phone calls & stamps.
Leaded gasoline, full service stations.
Reel projector & VCR rental
Generally safe to stay out till the street lights came on - no one checked-in at home for 11 hours.
You biked or walked EVERYWHERE
Checking movie times & listings in a newspaper
Phone booths
Rabbit ears on a 17'' B&W TV with limited channels
TV Guide in print
TV station sign offs, followed by test card and tone
Air travel was dignified
Public smoking & Non-smoking sections
Catalog ordering. Delivery times measured in weeks.
Rotary dialing
We were all latch-key kids. Knew phone numbers by heart, could do math in our head, and were street-smart.
Common sense was common; consequence was sharp and swift.
Microfiche & Card Catalogs
A working knowledge of the Dewey Decimal System
Borrowing physical copies for book reports/projects
Big cars, bench seats, and lap belts. With an ashtray and lighter in each
Job/college application or any research required legwork, and a lot of phone calls & stamps.
Leaded gasoline, full service stations.
Reel projector & VCR rental
Generally safe to stay out till the street lights came on - no one checked-in at home for 11 hours.
You biked or walked EVERYWHERE
therighttothink50 · 61-69, M
DDonde · 36-40, M
I was born in '90, so I can almost chime in.
My thought is if you didn't know something, you'd have to physically look it up in a book, phonebook, physical map, ask someone, etc, because no other option really existed. How much that slows things down compared to today. The other thing that comes to mind is how radical the concept of being able to talk to people in other countries for the first time was, at least for Americans when we got the internet.
My thought is if you didn't know something, you'd have to physically look it up in a book, phonebook, physical map, ask someone, etc, because no other option really existed. How much that slows things down compared to today. The other thing that comes to mind is how radical the concept of being able to talk to people in other countries for the first time was, at least for Americans when we got the internet.
bijouxbroussard · F
Getting information from libraries that were buildings and encyclopedias, dictionaries, that were books.
Having a phone call end with either you or the other person slamming down the receiver.
If you lived in the boonies, being on the phone and hearing a neighbor ask you to get off the line so they can make a call.
Absolutely nothing on tv after midnight, when all broadcasting ends, with the national anthem playing and a picture of the flag.
Having a phone call end with either you or the other person slamming down the receiver.
If you lived in the boonies, being on the phone and hearing a neighbor ask you to get off the line so they can make a call.
Absolutely nothing on tv after midnight, when all broadcasting ends, with the national anthem playing and a picture of the flag.
HijabaDabbaDoo · F
acpguy · C
Thinking.................it is something they no longer teach in schools as they are brainwashing the children so they do not think only obey the leftist / socialist ideals.
HumanEarth · F
I still hunt these down
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